Amateur vegetables: variety descriptions
Variety description forms for applications to add amateur vegetables to the national list.
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You need to complete the appropriate variety description in your application to add an amateur vegetable to the national list.
The declaration in the forms still refer to the 2009/145/EC regulation. This should be updated to The Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) Regulations 2001. The regulations are the same for both so there is no change in the underlying requirements.
APHA are redrafting and changing these forms to make them accessible. APHA will accept the existing form until the new accessible version is available.
Variety description
If you can’t describe your variety, contact the Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture (SASA) for advice.
Include information on when the variety was removed from the national list if it was previously listed. If you’re unsure, please ask the Animal and Plant Health Agency who’ll check as part of the application process
Send seed samples
You must send a representative sample of the seed to SASA. Seal your seed submission securely and if possible put it in a foil pack. Include this information on the seed submission label:
- the words ‘amateur vegetable variety’
- crop name
- variety name (including ‘F1 hybrid’ or ‘hybrid’ if relevant)
- seed treatment
Number of seeds you need to send:
| Vegetable species | Number of seeds |
|---|---|
| Asparagus | 200 |
| Beetroot (Cheltenham Beet) and Spinach Beet/Chard | 300 |
| Black radish | 200 |
| Broad bean | 300 |
| Broccoli | 200 |
| Brussels sprout | 200 |
| Cabbage (red, white, savoy) | 200 |
| Carrot | 600 |
| Cauliflower | 200 |
| Celery and celeriac | 200 |
| Chinese cabbage | 200 |
| Cucumber (field) and gherkin | 50 |
| Cucumber (glass) and gherkin | 50 |
| Curly Kale | 200 |
| Endive | 100 |
| French bean (climbing) | 100 |
| French bean (dwarf) | 300 |
| Gourd | 50 |
| Kohlrabi | 200 |
| Leek | 400 |
| Lettuce | 200 |
| Marrow | 50 |
| Melon | 50 |
| Onion | 400 |
| Parsley | 200 |
| Pea (wrinkled, round, sugar) | 200 |
| Radish salad | 400 |
| Runner bean | 200 |
| Shallot | 500 |
| Spinach | 200 |
| Sweet corn/Pop corn | 200 |
| Tomato | 50 |
| Turnip | 200 |
Send your seeds to:
Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture
Room C19, Herbage and Vegetable Crops
Roddinglaw Road
Edinburgh
EH12 9FJ
You can get further information on adding a new plant variety to the national listing of agricultural and vegetable crops.
Updates to this page
Published 15 June 2015Last updated 31 December 2020 + show all updates
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Update to inform users that the declaration in the forms still refer to the 2009/145/EC regulation. This should be updated to The Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) Regulations 2001. The regulations are the same for both so there is no change in the underlying requirements. APHA are redrafting and changing these forms to make them accessible. The new forms will be available from the end of January and APHA will accept the existing form until the new accessible version is available.
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Added seed submission information.
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First published.